After all, she had been struggling for so long, yet Yin Han didn't even offer an invitation!
"Uh, do you want to stay?"
Yin Han slowly stood up and walked up to Ding Ruola. The sapphire stud in his ear emitted a strange glint.
"Who? Who wants to stay and eat the food you cook! I don't!"
Ding Ruola took a step back, only feeling that this seductive man was eerily beautiful.
"I said, is it just for the food that you want to stay? Maybe you're just lusting after my good looks. Hahaha."
"Pfft..." Ding Ruola felt like she was about to spit out a mouthful of old blood. It was stuck in her chest, making her feel stuffy.
She glanced at Yin Han and thought she saw a devilish smile curling up on the man's lips.
Was she having an illusion? Was this the real Yin Han? Was he like a drug, like a poppy?
Where had the fairy who seemed to float above the mortal world, untouched by earthly desires, gone? Now Yin Han seemed like a fallen angel shrouded in darkness.
Ding Ruola was so entranced that she rubbed her eyes. Only then did she realize that the Yin Han in front of her was still the cold and aloof celestial being.
"Humph, I'm going back to eat. My colleagues are still waiting for me. I have to get up early tomorrow and head back to my country soon. My squeaky - clean Professor Fang is also waiting for me. Nyah nyah..."
"Don't forget to bring that fruit for Junjun!"
Ding Ruola's cheeks flushed slightly. She stuck out her tongue, didn't look at Yin Han again, and turned away.
When she reached the door, Ding Ruola caught a glimpse of the kirin. She felt as if the fierce beast was staring straight at her!
Watching Ding Ruola's retreating back, the smile on Yin Han's face gradually faded.
A tinge of bitterness crept into his eyes as he murmured softly, "She really looks so much like..."
"Was the negotiation successful?" On the hospital bed, Claudius looked at Jiang Chen with hope in his eyes.
Mei Xuejian was sitting beside the bed, playing with his phone indifferently.
Jiang Chen was making a pot of fruit tea for the two of them. "Successful? It's more than successful. It should be considered a one - sided crushing victory."
Jiang Chen said this expressionlessly, a hint of inexplicable pride curving his lips.
Claudius instantly beamed with excitement, his face full of admiration.
"I knew it! I didn't think Miss Ruola was anything special at first. But when I saw her design work, I was blown away. It's so outstanding! To apply the ³ theory so smoothly. She's truly worthy of being Percy's disciple! Mr. Percy has always been my idol!"
Jiang Chen looked at Percy disdainfully. "Percy's disciple? Mr. Percy should be Miss Ruola's disciple, right!"
"What? No way. Old Mr. Percy is a senior in the European Chief Design Association. He's a highly respected person. I did quite well in my major when I graduated. I'm on the list of young rising stars in our entire design circle. But even so, I couldn't even become Mr. Percy's disciple, or even meet him."
"Y - you saw Mr. Percy?" Claudius rambled on by himself before he realized what Jiang Chen had said.
"Yeah, Mr. Percy probably came for Grandpa Gu."
"How is that possible? No matter how talented Miss Ruola is, she can't be Mr. Percy's teacher! Not to mention the age difference between them. Just look at Mr. Percy's achievements..." Claudius was both excited and couldn't believe it.
He moved a bit too vigorously and hurt his wound again. His face was full of misery. "..."
"Do you know who Miss Ruola is?" Jiang Chen interrupted him impatiently.
"DIMO."
"How... is that possible..." Claudius was instantly stunned.
Hearing this, Mei Xuejian also stopped what he was doing.
He slowly raised his head and twitched the corner of his mouth. "..."
The two of them were in a daze for a long time. Then, when they remembered the design they saw of Ding Ruola, they suddenly felt that it was not impossible.
Jiang Chen threw his phone to them. There was a short video and some photos on it.
Mr. Percy walked halfway and then turned back to take a photo with Ding Ruola. Jiang Chen simply recorded a short video of them and sent it to that "big shot".
Sure enough, Claudius held the phone and watched as Mr. Percy, the lofty idol he had been longing to see but couldn't, was running around Ding Ruola like a sycophant, excited like a child.
Claudius: "..."
Mei Xuejian: "..."
Both of them had complicated expressions on their faces.
At this moment, Ding Ruola and He Caiying came in through the door carrying a big bag of fruits.
Seeing the two motionless men and Jiang Chen standing beside them, looking impatient and irritable, both of them instantly froze in their tracks.
Pressing the center of her eyebrows, Ding Ruola asked carefully, "W - what's going on?"
Lu Hui also looked timid. "Uh, could it be that we opened the door the wrong way? Should we try again?"
"Good idea!"
Mei Xuejian, Claudius, and Jiang Chen: "..."
They twitched the corners of their mouths and gave the two who re - entered the door looks as if they were looking at huskies.
"What's going on? You all seem so strange! I heard from Sister Ruola that the project has been successfully completed!"
Lu Hui put down her handbag and looked at the others with a mischievous smile on her face, raising her eyebrows.
"How about we have a dinner together? Our department hasn't had a gathering yet! Sister Ruola still owes us a gathering to get to know the new members of the studio!"
Lu Hui's eyes were full of stars, just like her usual expression when she saw handsome guys, delicious food, or beautiful things.
Mei Xuejian silently gave her a look of disgust.
Although they were all familiar with each other by now.
"Uh, it seems so. Cough cough. It seems that besides the time in the office, most of our time has been spent in the hospital."
Ding Ruola scratched her nose awkwardly.
"Good idea! A dinner can promote the relationship among colleagues in the department and help cultivate a sense of teamwork!" Claudius on the hospital bed was full of excitement.
Everyone: "..."
Claudius paused for a moment. Then, under the four pairs of disdainful eyes of Jiang Chen, Mei Xuejian, Ding Ruola, and Lu Hui, he looked at his right hand still with a needle in it for the IV drip.
His face was full of misery. "..." I also want to play with you guys.
"Next time. How many days do you still need to recover? Isn't it less than a month and a half?" Ding Ruola looked at Claudius sympathetically.
"Another half - month?"
"Yeah, Mr. Claudius can't go out to play."
"Then the rest of us except Mr. Claudius should go out and have fun together!" Lu Hui got excited again.
Claudius looked at them with a desperate and cute expression, silently praying in his heart not to be left behind.
Everyone: "Good idea!"
Claudius: "..."
It was already six o'clock in the afternoon when Ding Ruola got home.
As soon as she entered the door, she saw that tall and burly man rummaging around in the pink kitchen.
He scooped up a spoonful of soup and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
Hearing the sound of the door closing, Fang Siyan knew that Ding Ruola was back.
The man was wearing a black cotton turtleneck sweater, looking warm and reliable.
As soon as Fang Siyan put down the soup spoon, Ding Ruola pounced on him like a lazy and cute kitten.
She wrapped her arms around Fang Siyan's neck, wrapped her legs around the man's waist, gave him a smooch, and said in a soft and sweet voice, "Old~ Fang~"